Hailing from Athens, Georgia with a collection of buttons to make your average 14 year old slipned proud The Agenda! arrive to find Glasgow's Barfly... empty! Literally. Apart from (the wonderful) support band, The Gems, EWO were the only people there, not that this was a problem for The Agenda! who took it all in their stride and proceeded to astound us with a storming 25 minute set, leaving both of us reeling and gasping for more.
In a music scene already bursting at the seams with garage bands from the States The Agenda! storm in making it clear just why their use of exclamation marks is essential. Comparisions could be made with any number of the current spade of bands around, the important thing is The Agenda! deliver. After somewhat average shows from the likes of The Mooney Suzuki, The Capitol Years and The Rocks, The Agenda! finally give us what so many have promised, and more. A truely electrifying show, which sees frontman Justin steal the show. Apparently oblivious that there is are only two people in the audience, he struts around with the intangible energy of a man possesed. Utalising every possible inch of the empty room, Justin writhes around the floor, pulling moves to make Karen O proud, at one point flying over the monitors, diving into the dressing room mid song, reappearing with a bottle of water, back on stage in time for his next line. Genius!
The set is made up from various tracks from 'Start The Panic' obvious highlights come from debut single, 'Crash! Crash!', and The Agenda!'s first ever attempt of Sonic Youth's 'Youth Against Facisim', we're not treated to their excellent version of 'Teenage Kicks', b-side to 'Crash! Crash!', but its not as if Glasgow deserved to hear it.
Throughly ashamed of the city, we made our apologies on behalf of Glasgow, and promised them when... if... they ever come back we will bring a crowd. Be warned. This is not a band to be missed!
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